What’s new with Low-titer Group O Whole Blood? Dr. Mark Yazer returns to give us the latest. In 2017, Dr. Mark Yazer appeared on this podcast to discuss the burgeoning interest in “Low-titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB)” for massive transfusions,...
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! An expert panel’s 6-year-old recommendations on RHD genotyping are not quite being used as intended. Let’s learn how we can do better! Despite guidance in a 2015 publication from international experts in...
Transfusion reactions that involve the lungs and heart cause major problems; in fact, such reactions are the most common cause of transfusion-associated death! I believe that recognizing, treating, and of course, preventing transfusion reactions, especially those...
Warm autoantibodies can be tough challenges. Two physician experts share some best practices to help guide your practices. Patients with warm autoantibodies always seem to appear at the worst times! To those of us working in blood banks, navigating the path from...
Blood banks have numerous tools to keep blood safe from transfusion-transmitted infection. Suchi Pandey helps us understand them all! Blood transfusion is less likely to transmit infections today than ever. Through a combination of screening questions, donor testing,...
